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The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

IT is said that the Yaqui ques- tion is not yet settled and that the Mexican State and Federal troops are concentrating in their country. Several skirmishes have already taken place.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

The late rains have been gen. eral throughout the territory, and the prospects for the range busi- ness throughout the territory were never better.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
GOLD HILL.

Here is the future bonanza camp of this part of Grant county. On the platform at the Southern Pa cifc depot here are several car loads of ore to be shipped. The ore is from the following named mines: Grand Tower, Black Harry, Yankee Girl, Dunderburg, and from some new prospects, the names of which your correspond ent did not learn. A force of men are sinking a shaft on the Golden Cross; and Messrs. Cunningham and Wells are driving drifts, both east and west, on the famous Res ervation mine. The writer saw some beautiful specimens of white quartz, literally dotted with free gold, that were uncovered in the east drift last week. The stamps have dropped at the Standard company's fve-stamp mill and are doing good work, pulverizing twelve tons per day; and the best of all the gold is being caught. Plates, pans or settlers are not used, the simple process of blank eted sluice-boxes being sufficient The management under Captain Mitchell is all that could be de- sired. The cleanup from the pres ent run will be a hamburger of what the merits of Gold Hill are and will be when capital has taken hold in the district. There is more gold and silver on top of the ground in the Gold Hill mining district than there is in any other
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
"WAsHINGToN, D. C..

Great excitement was created at Globe lately by false report that the town was to be attacked by the Indians.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

COLUMBIA won a boat race from Havard at New London, Conn, on the 1st inst.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

JAKE SHARP, New York's poodle alderman, was found guilty as charged on the 29th ut.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
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The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
MALONE.

Double shifts are working on the Bulldog and Tenderfoot mines. Dude Snyder is the superintend- ent. These are the mines recently purchased by St. Louis capitalists from Messrs. Snyder and Malone. It is stated on authority that ten stamp mill will shortly be erected.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
Good miners are scarce in Tomb stone.

General Miles has returned to department headquarters at Los Angeles.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

Two convicts were killed in an attempt to break jail at Folsom, California, on the 1st inst.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

THE commissioner of the general land office has decided that money paid into the hands of a receiver cannot be withdrawn in cases where applicants for public lands wish to do so. The following re- cent correspondence explains the matter:
 "TUcsoN, AR1z., June %, 1887. Hon. Commissioner General Land Office, Washington, D. D.
 Can applicants for land, after their applications have been off cially received and a memorandum receipt issued (though not applied to the government, withdraw said application and payment?
 (Signed) FRED w. SMITH,
 Receiver" :"
 WASHINGTON, D. c. F. W. Smith, Receiver.-Prac- tice referred to altogether wrong. You have no right to issue mem- morandum receipts. When money is legally recelved it must be ac- counted to the United States and you cannot return it to parties.
 WM. A. J. SPARKS, Con-"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
SHAKESPERE.

Quite number of miners are doing thelr annual assessment work on their mines, and it is whispered about that before the advent of 1888 good sized smelt- Ing plant will have been erected, either here or here at Lordsburg, by parties from Pennsylvania.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
SHORT LEus MADK LONG.

"lour son has grown up to he quite handsome young man." said an old fellow. addressing friend.
 Well, no. You ee the trouble with Bill Is that hls legs arc too short, He started out with the iairest sort ot promise. and at one time had great hopes of his lending the lustrV of rc- nown la my family by distinguishing himself as base c-lall player, but all of n sudden his legs stopped growing. This seemed to give frcsh impetus to the growth of hls body. and the first thing we kNw he was all cut ef pro- proportion"
 Tho two friends were sitting In the rotunda of southern hotel. The man who had asked concerning his friends son pointed to the stairway and said :
 There's his chance"
 "liow2 What do you mcany"
 "l mean that your son can reclaim his lost proportion, Listen moment to few statements of cold fact, There has never been anything dis. covered that exercises such an intiu- cnce upon the length of the human leg as the position of bell boy in n three story hotel. specify the thrco-s,ory hotel, for 1t is not tall enough to war rant the use of m elevator. See that long legged negro over thercS"
 Yes"
 "Wcll, knew him when his legs were so short that he couldn't have straddlcd duck. actually saw him mounted on horse one day and his legs stuck straight out"
 "And did running up and down stairs lengthcn his legs that wayf"
 "Just as sure as you arc born. They used to make him pair of pants by cutting n scollop out of two pieces of cloth and sewing them together. Now you sec, his legs are so long and his body Is so short that the only thing necessary to mako him pair of pants Is to take two bags and stitch them together at the top. Now, you take your son to threc- story hotel npd get him position as bell-boy, but you'll have to watch him"
 "Why so?"
 "Iou'il have to measure him every day to see that his legs do not get too long. l knew fellow who did that work SD long that once when A man, after gazing at him In astonishment, asked him why he wore such il pecu- liar belt, he took of what was thought to bc belt and proved 1t to be his col. lar Bring your son to ths place
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
A JUST JUDGE.

Justice (to prosecuting witncss)- "Now, state your case as briefly as you can"
 Prosecuting witDess-"1 will, your honor. I am A statioDer, and this morning this man came into my house and says
 "'Have you got any black ink?'
 "'Yes,' I replied.
 "'Jet black!'
 "sYes.'
 "Will it turn black after a while, or will it write black at oDceI'
 "'Writes black at oDce.'
 "'Jet bIack?'
 "Yes.'
 "'You are a liar,' and with that, your honor, he turned to walk out and when put my hand on him gently, intending to ask for an explanation of his curious conduct, he wheeled around and knocked me down."
 Justice-"This Is a rather interest ing case. You are statioBer, eh:"
 Prosecuting witness-"Yes, sir.7
 "And have you really got any black ink?n
 "Yes, sir"
 "Black as soon as you write with it.n
 "Yes, sir"
 Justice (after moments reHection) -"You are a liar. The prisoner is discharged"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
AN AFFECTING SCENE.

An old fellow with benevolent facc sat in the business office of large wholesale house. 4 young man en- tered and asked for employment.
 "IIave you any refsreDcesf'
 No, sir"
 Recommendations of any kiDdf"
 No, sir"
 linen, how do you expect 0 ob- tain employ ymsntI"
 "By making resnarksbis state ment"
 "What Is iff"
 T have recently been discharged, bat not on account of the inter- -state law
 The old fellow almost upset his desk in springiDg to his feet, and, throwing his arms about the young man boarseIy whispered: "You shall have half interest in my business. Thank heaven that you have at last found me-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
A NERVOUS WOMAN.

X nervous woman, on board rail- road train in Missouri, called the con- ductor and said:
 sleeper for I've been up three nights, hand runnin', but am afccrd."
 "What arc you afraid of, madam?"
 "W'y, Pm afecrd that the train mout run off the track"
 But will your staying awake keep it on the track?"
 "Wan, do you know hadn't thought of that? Wy. my settin' up here with my eyes open kain't have the slightest effect upon the train. can it?"
 "None that | can see"
 "Then, if you was in my place you'd go in the sleeper an git good nights rest?"
 "I certainly should"
 "Well, I will, but whenever you think there's any danger of the train runnin' off, wy, wish you'd have me called"
 She went into the sleeper. About three hours later while the conductor was passing through the train, he found the woman sitting on the seat which she had occupied during the day.
 "Why, madam, thought you had taken sleeper"
 II did" she replied, but the fetch talked train kcp' threatenin' an n thrcatenin' to run off the track till l thought the safest plan would bc fur me to git right out an set here where ken watch everything. but do you know that when l got up that fetch talked nigger in there had tuck my shoes and sloped off with 'em? Well, he had done that very thing, an had the hardest sort of work gittin 'em back again, fur the cussed rascal had put little dab of blackin' on 'em an wanted to charge me ten cents paid the conductor two dollars for the shelf-or berth as he calls 1t. but l reckon he'll give it back to me in the mornin'.'
 "He won't give it back"
 "He won't?"
 "No."
 Not if l tell him am pore widder!"
 That won't make any difference. !"
 Wall" bouncing mp, "I'll jest go back there an' lay there waitin' fur the train to run of, fur I'll be bound if Pm goin' to be beat out of my money thater way. Whenever the train starts to run off you mout call me, an if you hear a awful rumpus in there you may know that the cusscd nigger is airter my shoes again, an that am defendiR my rights"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02

outen my pocket. Dat watch, wen l fell down, had crawled in dar, an l didn' know nuthin' erbout 1t. told de jedge an all de folks at de trial ies' how it wuz, an offered ter take 'em ter de place war I found de blame watch layin' in de road, but da wuz too pig-headed ter hab any reason erbout 'em, so da sont me ter de pen- itenchy fur five years. shortly arter l got out CT ole cullud generman dat knows all erbout sich matters tole me ef hadn't CT toch de time piece wen foun' it in de road, dar wouldn't CT been no trouble. Yas, sah, it 'peared like luck sorter went crgin me arter I foun' de watch"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
AN IMPORTANT STUDY.

Negro Father (to som--"IIow yer gittin' long at school?'
 Boy--"Fust- rate"
 Father-~"whut yer ningin' yer mine down on fur dc mos partI"
 Boy "Itifmertic.
 Fathcr-"Got down ter jogcrfy yit?''
 Boy--"No, sah."
 Father---"Wall, [ wants yer ter git down ter dnt ez soon ez yer ken"
 Boy--"What's Jogerfy gwine ter do fur me-"
 Fatber--"W hut's it gwiBe ter do fur you? Wy, it'Il allns keep yer outen de po' house, dat's whut it gwlne ter do."
 Boy--"How conner"
 Fathcr--"ls yer dun los all yer sense dat yer doan know how come? Doan yer know dat CT man wh plenty Q jogerfy in his head ken ailus tell de age O CT hoss by lookin' at himI DoaD yer know he ken fling nj. eye up ter de clouds an tell wen its gwine ter rain, sn' dat he kin skin CT sheep les like snatcbin' of CT shirti Know dGt man whut tuck CT peach tree switch an found dst fine well o' water on lie Fuigum place, doan ysrf"
 Boy--"Yas, nh.'
 Father---"Wali, he WIZ CT fine lian' at jogesfy. Go back ter dat school 'ouse sn study jogsrfy, son; go right back dar AT study 1t die minit.v
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
A WARNING TO THE SINNER

Ole Judas took de leben bread an sopped it in (oh, de fire burns hot fur de DO sinner man) An he sopped up de gravy an de tail-bone O de fish, He sorter grinned at Peter and made mouf (oh, de fre burns hot fur de po' sinner manl An he winked at Mir. Thomas wid CT sign ter (oh, de fire burns hot fur de DO sinner man ) He eat jes like CT cur dog while he sot dar at (Oh. de fire burns hot fur de DO sinner man) An den he went CT s'archin' fur de hiferlutln' priest. (Oh, de fire burns hot fur de DO sinner man ) Yas, de fire burns hot fur de bad sinner Dat don't tote de cross in his soul An less he makes de engagements fur ter i'me de holy ban, Ole Satan will hang him on CT pole
 War de flames ken leap,
 Wid CT tanerlizin' sweep
 An crackle an snarl
 Like CT burnin tar barl
 An rage an hurl
 An twist an curl Till CT thousand yeahs CT mo through 'turnitys run
 Wild CT stream O de melted lead, An de clock on de furnace hab jes But de sinner mans soul ain't dead 'spired kiss, (oh, look out fur de place war de fire dOan die,j An darfo' los his promise O de eberlastin' bliss. (oh,. look out fur de place war de fire doan die) Mir. Peter drawed his sword out an hacked CT luded man, (Oh, look out fur de place ar dc fire doan die) But de Sabyer stopped the 'sturbancc wid CT wavin' O his han (oh, look out fur de place war de fire doan die) Da tuck de Son erway ter de rulers in de hall, (Oh, look out fur de place war de fire doan die,) An 'demned him ter CT cross dar ter suffer fur us all. (Oh, look out fur de place war de fire doan diA)
 Yas de fire burns hot for de po sinner man
 Dat doan tote de cross in his soul; An less he makes de 'rangements fur ter fine de holy ban Ole satan will hang him on CT pole,
 War de flames ken leap
 Wid CT tanerliZin' sweep
 An crackle an snarl
 Like CT burnin' tar barl
 An rage an hurl
 An twist an curl Till CT thousan' yeahs CT mo through turnity's run
 Wid CT stream O de melted lead, An de clock de furnace hab jes struck one
 But dc sinner mans soul aint dead
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
HOT BOX.

"Will you please allow me to ask you why you have stopped hee?'' asked a passenger on "backwoods' railroad, addressing the conductor, " ho had just come into the car.
 "Yes, nY,7 the conductor replied. "HOt box"
 "Hot box!" exclaimed the pesseD- ger. "iiot box, when we haven't averaged eight miles an hourr
 "I can't help that. We have hot box, all the mme.'
 "I don't understand it, said the passenger.
 There's no mystery connected with it," the conductor replied. "We st0ppedh too near some burning cord wood back wonder, and the box took dre.1
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
BROUGHT HIM BACK.

Tho conversation had turned upon the pernlelousncss of practical joking, when well-known business man said; Don't speak of practical iok- ing don't make the merc&t rcforcnce to anything of tho kind, for lt makes me shudder. You all know nuIsley, the commercial travclcr. ilc is an exceedingly good -natured and prank ish fellow, so much given to mild blk Ing that on one occasion, only a few weeks ago, party of us decided to play joke on him that he would not le likely to forget. We didn't know exactly how to proceed, and werc tan. glcd up in thosc pcrplcxlnp intrIN- cics which come of numerous snggcs. tIons when q plan suddenly presented itscli. ls@slcy, having remained in Chicago several days. decided to go to St. Louis, where his wlte and iittle boy lived, stopping for day at Bloomington to attend to several GUS toners whom he had at that place. My plans woN laid as soon as hc made known hls intentions, but prctendrd ihat did not want hIm to go.
 "'l must. said he. I wrote to my wife several days ago, telling her Ia address nc at Bloomington, and be. sides, have business thcfr that must bc attended to at once.
 That night we went to the railway station with him, and when Inc trnin had gone WI hurried up town and @t our plans In working order, which were diabolical, admIt-~to la have l'easlcy arrested in Bloomington and brought back on tho morning train How we chuekled when the officer assured Us that the arrest should be made. and how we gloated over the fact that we would at last get even with our friend.
 lie won't know what in the world to think of it, said Sam May field. I'd like to SIC his expression of coun. tcnanee when the officers nab hIm, and hear hia Indignant proteatatlons.'
 "'IIell howl liko wounded ani- maj, remarked Joe Summers.
 "And do considerable sluealing, too,' repIissi.
 Early the next morning we hurried to tho station. shortly after the train rushed In. May field exclaimed. They've got him! Scc, wonder they coInep
 "Whcn the officers came up with the prisoner. we rushed forward nnd roarcd with laughter. explaining that it was all joke 1 should have men tionnd before that we had brought along nmn authorized to release ise,slay. Our friend, even after nnd- Ing that II wns all n Joke, did mol smile, or In the least H~n to ise re- lIeyed. IDdesi. his fnce was dcathly pale. and bore such trncca of intense suffering that 1 was dccpiy stricken with renorse. He sat down with a despairing drop and covered his face with his hands.
 'i,casley,' said 1, approaching him, you must forgive Us, old fellow. Ks- member that you have played many \ joke ni iis.
 "'Not such Al awful Ioke as this, he replied. Just as the officers ar- rested me the following telegram from my wife was handed me.
 "Iie gave me the telegram, and with fss,ling of horror creeping over ms, l turned to the boys aud read as fol- lows
 "'Oar little isoy is dsAd Hurry boms
 "No," continued the narrator, "you must never ask me to go into practi- cal Ioke."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02

The queen Is very much afraid that she shall be blown up during her jubilee, but Buffalo Wi.lia'nj assure: her that there is no danger.
 "Why do you think so!" the queen asked
 Because" replied Williamj, bow ing with wild western grace, "the dynamiters are afraid that they might hurt me-"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02
LIM WINGS.


 lowing advertisement: "We want a hundred thousand readers, and are in fair way to get them, for in our first number General Futile will give a graphic description of his campaign against the president. This thrilling article will be accompanied by appro- priate illustrations"
 In Chicago.-Citizen (to visiting friend) )-"There's the handsomest gambling house ill the country"
 What, you don't mean to say it is a gambling-house."
 "Yes."
 Has the new mayor made an effort to close it?"
 "No."
 ''What is the name of the place."
 "Board of Trade"
 At the Press Club.-Race Reporter -"Been rather a dull day with me- Wasn't horse on the track worthy oi mention"
 Funeral Reporter-"It has been very lively with me to-day. Pve had five funerals and six ordinary burials It was pretty dull with me for awhile very discouraging, in fact, but I am pleased to say that my prospects are excellent now"
 An editor of a country paper hay ing been invited to a picnic on a day when his paper had to go to press called the boy who set the type and said: "Tom, Pm going away to-day and haven't time to get out any more copy. Take my article headed Party Organization and run it in again, put ting over it 'Repubiished by request. That will save considerable time and you can go to press at once" When the editor returned from the picnic and took up 6 copy of his paper he became justly indignant upon reading the following: Party Organization Republished by request of the editor.'
 H. Rider Haggard's "She" is said te be the most marvellous piece of imag- inative work in English fiction, and its remarkable success has been en- ployed by MT. Howells' critics te show that the school of American real. ism is wrong. MT. Howells has never claimed that a highly improbable and sensational novel would not sell, but asserts that it is not work of highest art; and, car any literary man dispute the asser- tion? Can any one say that fifty years from to-day "A Modern In- sfaucp0 will not ha of more vaIue than 3She" or "King Soiomon's Mines?"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-02

A magazine writer has been discuss ing the question twill the coming man read books!" Not if he has to nurse the baby while his wife attends women's rights conventi0ns.--FaH Rfrev Airunce.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-18
He Pocketed The Quarter.

A California newspaper asserts
that a merchant in Los Angeles OBJ
served a newsboy peering down in
to the grating in the sidewalk in
front of his store one afternoon re-
Gently, aud, upon inquiry learned
that the little chap had dropped a
quarter into the place, and was
studying upon the best means of
recovering his wealth. The merchant
sent one of his clerks down into the
cellar, recovered the coin, and very
coolly put it into his till. A police
officer investigated the matter, and
gave the boy twenty-five cents to re-
place the coin Of which he had been
plundered.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-18
A EIsHY FISH STORY.

William Sykes, a Mississippi plan
ter, went fishing near Leota Landing
one morning, and while he was try
ing to impale a minnow on his hook
the diminutive fish wriggled out Of
his fingers into his mouth and slip
ped down his throat. He went home
and swallowed on emetic, butt it had
no effect, and although all this took
place some time ago the fish still re-
mains in his stomach. Sykes hasn't
worried much about the matter and
tells his friends that he feels no I'M
pleasant effects from his abdominal
visitor. He even says that he ex-
periences a certain pleasure in feel
ing the fish grow.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-18
Memory.

People like to be remembered.
1t is said that one of the most sue
cessful hotels in New York City was
helped greatly in its success bv the
wonderful memory of its office
clerk. Once seeing face and hear
ing name he remembered both.
Years could pass-thousands could
come and goa man might travel
several times around the wnrld-as
soon as he came back to that hotel
he was at once recognized, called by
his name, and welcomed hy that
popular clerk. 1t seems to show Il
personal interest, it gratilics IL sense
of personal pride to be remembered
by name--to he told the last time
you were Il guest, and TO be asked
about health. Have you thought of
it? that in this reading country,
with its multituleof papers, pamph-
lets, and books, nearly every one in
the course of lifetime, reads enough
to make wise man, if he only re-
membered. One thing is apt to
crowd another out, Just as we have
seen birds fight for the same nest,
one has to go out as the other comes
in. Now it may be true that we do
really never forget. Everything
may be kept in the mind that was
ever put into it; but much is there
in Il covered and confused state,
Just as in our old-fashioned houses,
with large garnet, there are cart
loads of objects that are called trash
and rubbish. No one cares or
knows what is there but there ii
is. SO the mind may be filled with
we don't know what But this is
not memory. Memory knows what
is in the mind and can bring it out
upon call. 1t would be II small
fortune to most young men ii they
had an accurate memory and re-
tentive memory.
To remember just the thing itself
and not something like, or about it,
gives trustworthy testimony. Sup
pose the employer asks the young
man. "What does Mr.. a. owc2" and
he is able to say, Just s3.37.'
How much better this is than if he
were to answer, as most do "dbom
81 There is no information that
the employer could act upon in the
answer that says "dJout"
Cultivate mcmory-compcl your
self to remember Things just as they
arc-do not load the mind down
with II load of Things half digtstcC
and half rcmemhered-grIsp thor
oughly just what an object is--anc
then hold it. This is more than I,
say that the way TO remember il
not to Ererybody's Joarndi
S"r'.'n.'.F".""r"'JH",'''
A Good Talker.